Amid the waves of applause, Gu Jianlin covered his face with his hand, his emotions complicated.

What kind of situation was this? The world's largest Ascender organization and the top Guardians of the Human World were now loudly conspiring against the Ancient God Clan right in front of an Ancient Supreme.

Before joining the Extraordinary World, he'd never imagined he'd ever witness this kind of spectacle.

In fact, given the Ether Association's scale and capabilities, it wasn't particularly difficult to trace the Qilin Venerable's activities. After all, he'd already used Ancient God Transformation multiple times out in the open and even created several Divine Servants. Not to mention, during the last battle in the underground ruins, he'd unleashed devastation under the cover of the Lock of Nonexistence and the Calamity Ruins.

Even the anomaly caused by the old monster indirectly confirmed that this Supreme was operating covertly.

The Ether Association couldn't possibly have failed to notice all this.

Yet for now, the design of the First Generation Qilin Venerable seemed highly effective.

As a human-Ancient God hybrid, he couldn't be pinpointed through methods like divination or similar techniques.

Otherwise, this group of Ether Association executives would have already dealt with him.

"What is the Cloud Bright Secret Treasure?"

Gu Jianlin suddenly asked.

Tang Ling, with cheeks puffed like a hamster as she stuffed her mouth with strawberries, mumbled muddily, "The treasure that Vice President Rhein brought back from Yun Mengze years ago. He used it as leverage to propel the Sword Sect Path forward single-handedly, even conducting transactions with the Sword Tomb. As for its specifics, I'm not sure."

At this moment, Ji Xiaoyu casually interjected, "The most valuable items would probably be the Breathing Technique and Forbidden Spells. Besides those, there would be ancient swordsmanship from the Sword Sect Path, blade techniques and footwork from the Ghost Slayer Path, archery from the Overlord Path, meditation methods from the Heavenly Master Path, soul control methods from the Divine Path, secret medicine formulas, and lots more."

Suddenly, she noticed two pairs of incredulous eyes staring at her simultaneously.

"Why are you staring at me?"

Ji Xiaoyu glared, "I heard it from my grandmother!"

Ah, if the President said it, then it must be credible.

Their trust instantly skyrocketed.

Gu Jianlin and Tang Ling internally felt enlightened.

Ji Xiaoyu bit her handkerchief and added, "Anyway, most of these are Superdimensional Level items, as they're vastly different from Transcendent ones. There's a distinct gap between those realms!"

Gu Jianlin calmly asked, "Then why can some Transcendents beat Superdimensionals?"

The parrot squawked, "Yeah, why's that?"

Ji Xiaoyu grew furious, biting her handkerchief again, refusing to respond.

Who the heck did you think was as monstrous as you?!

"Do you know what's in the Ghost Valley Secret Treasure?"

Tang Ling suddenly asked.

This sparked a thought in Gu Jianlin, finally realizing the value of this troublesome kid.

"I asked about it before. After all, why let benefits go to outsiders?"

The Little Princess hummed, "As a descendant of the Ji Family, how could I not get a taste of it ahead of time?"

"And then?"

"I got beaten up."

"I see."

This kid was still as unruly as ever.

At this moment, Gu Jianlin turned to glance at the frosty older sister beside him and asked, "Do you really like strawberries?"

"They're alright. If they're free, why not eat them liberally?"

Tang Ling raised her head to look at him, her bright eyes strikingly pure: "Outside, strawberries in this season sell for thirty to forty bucks per pound."

Gu Jianlin raised an eyebrow, "Are you short on money?"

Tang Ling nodded slightly, "I guess."

"But you made it rain cash pulling gacha before, didn't seem like you lacked money then."

Gu Jianlin teased faintly.

"Spending on in-game purchases in the Taixu servers can be refunded; they don't dare freeze my account anyway."

Tang Ling spoke with righteous confidence.

Gu Jianlin was floored, stunned by this clever freeloading strategy.

The next moment, a sheet of ancient sheepskin scroll suddenly materialized before everyone, densely inscribed with bizarre and eerie characters that squirmed like living snakes, exuding an unsettling aura.

Taixu's sultry voice reverberated through the library: "All investigators, please sign a blood oath on this Soul Contract."

The so-called blood oath required biting one's finger and signing with their own blood on the sheepskin scroll.

This bound them to a soul-linked contract, ensuring that they couldn't disclose what transpired here.

As to whether this would work on an Ancient Supreme, that remained uncertain.

Once everyone had signed their oath, the sheepskin scroll vanished into thin air.

At this moment, Chen Bojun stood on the high platform, hands behind his back, and began, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'll now explain the Solar System Plan. As the name suggests, the Solar System Plan is about creating artificial suns. We intend to deploy numerous artificial suns at key locations in both the Ancient God Realm and the real world. These suns will reflect off each other, forming a Barrier."

He paused briefly, "Changsheng, you explain."

Within the silent library, the sound of shifting robes echoed faintly.

At the central roundtable of the first echelon, a young man dressed in a black-gold robe rose indifferently, his jet-black hair swaying like flowing ink, enshrouding the gaze of all present.

This was a sharp-featured young man, roughly twenty-five years old, with a tall and robust figure, emanating an aura of composed authority. From start to finish, he revealed no trace of emotion as he walked up the stairs with icy resolve.

Even the overpowering presence of the higher-ups failed to overwhelm him.

This was Ying Changsheng, the foremost of the current Omega Sequence, a descendant of the Pre-Qin Ying Family.

In the last Returning Burial Forest mission, he single-handedly slaughtered thirteen Ancient Ancestors, eliminated six peer candidates from the You Ying Group, and dragged fifty-seven critically injured nano warriors until reinforcements arrived.